GRE Word List
EMISSARY
agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger
The meaning of the word emissary is agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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diaphanous | sheer; transparent |
missive | letter; written statement; CF. sent |
humane | marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian |
trough | long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves |
acclivity | sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity |
mealymouthed | indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive |
abolish | cancel; put an end to |
trickster | person who cheats people |
willowy | flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow |
subpoena | writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena |